Li Zicheng held it in for a few days and then took action. As expected, it was an extraordinary fart. Using human sea tactics and long-range weapons to suppress the formation, he took down the last barrier outside Taiyuan City, the moat, in just half an hour!
Of course, he also paid a heavy price. Not many of the cannon fodder who made the journey for him were left alive regardless of whether they crossed the river or not.
Even his regular troops and horses suffered heavy casualties, especially the fight with the officers and soldiers when they forcibly crossed the river to land. It was estimated that there were more than 2,000 casualties.
The officers and soldiers on the city were also counting the casualties, but it was roughly estimated that the losses were not large. After all, the officers and soldiers relied on the fortifications to suppress the rebel army from beginning to end. When the intruders crossed the river and the army was defeated, Zhou Yuji ordered the withdrawal of troops.
After a brief discussion at the top of the city, everyone went their separate ways. Zhou Yuji went to the east city to inspect the defense and signaled, while Chang Yu went to the west city. He expressed doubts that Zhu Kongxun was attacked across the river by the bandits so quickly.
Chang Yu rode westward on the city, and Tu Yuan followed him with a knife. Following the city wall, Jia Waixiong and Li Tiezhu each led the Jinwu Guards and Gongziying men and horses to march along the corner towards Zhenwumen. They had already received orders: During the war, Chang Yu Wherever Yu goes, they will follow.
There is a lake in the southeast corner of Taiyuan City, called Nanhaizi. There is a water gate under this section of the city wall, leading to the outer moat, but it is frozen at this time, so there is no need to worry.
When Chang Yu arrived here, he deliberately looked out. At this time, there was no trace of the bandits outside the city.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they turned the corner of the city, they saw the officers and soldiers at Zhenwu Gate in the west city gathered around and yelling and cursing at the bottom of the city, which could be heard from a distance.
Chang Yu was puzzled. He rode his horse quickly and looked around. His eyes widened with anger and his fingers were split. The thieves under the city were actually humiliating the corpse!
I saw dozens of thieves galloping across the moat, with each horse pulling a corpse of an officer and soldier behind them. The thieves howled immediately, attracting other thieves to join in, provoking the officers and soldiers on the city to curse.
War destroys humanity and turns people into beasts!
In fact, these thieves were all ignorant people. They followed Li Zicheng to kill people and set fires. Over time, they have lost their humanity.
"Where's Zhu Kongxun?" Chang Yu yelled, and someone immediately went to the tower to report.
"Sir" Zhu Kongxun came in a hurry, with a tired look on his face, and his armor was stained with blood, which showed that he had gone into battle in person just now.
"You watched those thieves insult your dead brothers like this?" Chang Yu gritted his teeth!
"Sir, the city gate is closed, the last general..." Zhu Kongxun also looked angry, but he had no choice!
At this time, Zhou Yuji had ordered the entire army to retreat into the city and close all the city gates. No one was allowed to open them without authorization, otherwise they would be executed!
Chang Yu tried his best to calm down his anger: "How could you be beaten across the river by the bandits so quickly?"
"My lord, the traitor's attack was too strong. They used trebuchets to clear the way for the refugees... they were despicable and derelict in their duties!" Zhu Kongxun simply said that Chang Yu was here to ask questions and knelt down directly.
"Useless things!" Chang Yu cursed angrily, but it was just to vent his emotions. After all, the city's artillery and trebuchets gathered at the South Gate could not block the rebel attack in the end, not to mention the heavy defensive weapons of the Ximen officers and soldiers. nothing.
"Get up," Chang Yu said, looking out of the city. He saw that the suspension bridge had been cut down, but the bandit army was not in a hurry to repair it, but opened a few more roads on the ice to make it easier to enter and exit.
He was quite alert. Chang Yu saw that there were about 10,000 and less than 20,000 bandits outside the west gate. But at this time, most of them were stationed outside the moat, and there were only about 5,000 troops under the city. It seemed that after they attacked, They pulled back part of the way, thinking that if the south gate was not taken, the officers and soldiers would break through the ice, block them in, and make dumplings!
Chang Yu was on the city wall watching the rebels below doing evil. After a long time, he suddenly gritted his teeth and turned around to leave.
"Tu Yuan gathered his troops and went out of the city to kill his mother."
"Sir, General Zhou has given an order..."
Tu Yuan followed closely and said cautiously.
"If you don't let out this bad breath, you will feel bad!" Chang Yu rode down to the city and saw Jia Waixiong, Li Tiezhu and others leading their troops there, so he turned to the guard in the doorway and said: "Open the door!"
"Sir, General Zhou has an order..." The gatekeeper looked troubled!
With a click, Tu Yuan's waist knife was pulled out. Baihu turned around and ran into the doorway without saying a word, and then the city gate opened wide!
"Kill him!" Chang Yu shouted and rushed out at the first opportunity!
"Oh, I'll go." Zhu Kongxun from the city slapped his thigh and hurriedly went to tell Zhou Yuji, while he was debating whether to go out of the city to call for reinforcements.
However, Chang Yu led more than a thousand cavalry to suddenly rush out of the city, which really surprised and confused the bandits by the moat, and they did not react immediately.
The west city wall of Taiyuan is close to the main trunk of the Fen River, and the river banks are less than two miles away from the city wall. The distance is too close. This is why Ma Chongxi and Ren Jirong did not send all their main forces across the river. It was because it was too close.
Chang Yu's cavalry was fast and arrived in a blink of an eye.
In a hurry, the bandit army, which was originally unprepared, hurriedly mounted their horses to fight.
With a whoosh, a rebel soldier dragging a corpse behind a war horse was shot in the head by an arrow from Chang Yu. He didn't even grunt and fell off the carriage.
Swish, swish, Chang Yu's bow and arrows fired in succession. At this time, he was not only successful in riding, but also in archery. He could hit a fixed or moving target nine out of ten times within fifty meters!
In the blink of an eye, a large section of the nearest bandit army had been shot down. This was not due to Chang Yu's military exploits alone, but because the Arrow team led by his personal guard Zhong Kuangliang began to go berserk.
The thief shall die!
In the blink of an eye, the two sides were in close combat, and Chang Yu's cavalry rushed into the rebel camp and started fighting.
Although there are only more than a thousand people in this group, they are all elites selected from thousands of people. Each of them wears heavy armor, rides a tall horse, and is an expert in riding and shooting. Once they enter the bandit formation, they will be exhausted.
As for the bandit army that rushed to fight, although there were many people and horses, they could not hold this heavy force for a while.
Chang Yu himself is brave, and the simple sword in his hand is sharp and heavy. With one strike, the man and the horse are separated. Where he is, there is no enemy at all.
Tu Yuan and Jia Waixiong beside him were no less impressive. Both of them were fierce men. One could fight ten of them. Their swords were like chopping vegetables and melons. Also, because they were wearing heavy armor, they could not attack with ordinary swords or arrows. Hard to hurt, wherever he goes he is like a tiger or a wolf entering a flock of sheep...
These three people joined forces, and with the cooperation of Kuang Ren's Shenjian team, they actually led more than a thousand subordinates to face the 5,000 bandit army without any loss, and they could move in and out of the bandit army freely, as if they were in no man's land!
Who is so fierce!
Seeing the city gate open and more than a thousand cavalry rushing out, Ma Chongxi and Ren Jirong on the other side were very confused and even thought it was ridiculous at first.
However, in less than half a cup of tea, the two men's expressions changed. Such a fierce man actually had the courage to stand in front of ten thousand men. Five thousand men and horses could not do anything to him. More than a thousand men were beaten in such a formation. There was great chaos, and the army was almost defeated.
No, if you continue like this, you will probably be beaten back. After a brief discussion between the two, Ma Chongxi immediately led more than 500 soldiers to cross the river for reinforcements!
Although the rebel army had more than 5,000 troops, they were in a hurry to fight, and they lacked a backbone. Ma Chongxi crossed the river at this time to suppress the formation.
Although Chang Yu was fighting crazily, he kept paying attention to the other side because he had already been prepared. When he saw a man and a horse crossing the river and a big horse on the flag, he said to his side: "Look for an opportunity to kill the leader of the thief."
Kuang Ren took the order and summoned the Arrow Team to prepare for the evil move!
"Tu Yuan, go over and kill him. The meritorious service will be done right now!" Chang Yu waved his long knife and pointed at Ma Chongxi who was halfway across the river.
"I accept my order from my humble position." Tu Yuan waved and led more than 200 people to separate and head towards the shore.
"Name the thief!" As soon as Ma Chongxi reached the shore, he was blocked by Tu Yuan and yelled at him!
"Your grandpa" Ma Chongxi fired a spear and cursed back. He tightened his crotch and legs, and the war horse rushed towards Tu Yuan.
"Not overestimating one's own capabilities." Tu Yuan sighed, rode his horse forward, swung his sword to strike, but missed. He turned around and saw three spearheads approaching. He hurriedly lowered his head to avoid it, thinking to himself, this is The dog thief has good marksmanship!
Yes, Ma Chongxi was good at using guns, and countless officers and soldiers were killed by his guns.
The two of them each led their own soldiers to fight, and Chang Yu chopped melons not far from them to resist the rebel counterattack and buy time for Tu Yuan!
Seeing the arrival of their general, the rebel army's morale was greatly boosted. Their strength was several times that of the officers and soldiers. They began to counterattack. However, Chang Yu's men and horses were all heavy cavalry and were extremely fierce. The rebel army could not think about how easy it would be to defeat them. Even It doesn't even count as a pounce, it can only be said that it looks better than the embarrassing appearance when he was chased and beaten just now.
After Tu Yuan and Ma Shiyao struck each other dozens of times, each was frightened by the other's strength. Tu Yuan was especially shocked. He was the person who had fought against the most thieves, including Li Guo, Hao Yaoqi, Ma Shiyao, and Gu Kecheng. Why are every one of them so annoying!
But I don't think any of these thieves will be promoted based on their true skills and bloodshed on the battlefield, unlike officers and soldiers who rely on connections, ancestral influence, and hereditary inheritance.
And Ma Chongxi was confused. What was the background of this dog official? How could he be so brave? Recently, he only heard that the gelding was good at fighting. Where did he come from?
After all, Tu Yuan is not famous enough!
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In confusion, Ma Chongxi, who had just exchanged a blow with Tu Yuan, suddenly screamed and fell from his horse. The soldiers around him were shocked and rushed to rescue him.
How could Tu Yuan let go of this opportunity? He rushed forward and killed Ma Shiyao at all costs. No matter how hard Ma Shiyao's soldiers fought, they could not match his bravery and he led his soldiers to kill him.
He saw an arrow stuck in Ma Chongxi's face and blood was pouring out. Tu Yuan didn't have time to take a closer look and raised his hand to chop it off, hitting him right in the face.
Ma Chongxi, who was wailing just now, died instantly!
"The thief is dead!" Tu Yuan was overjoyed, brandishing his sword and roaring, although he didn't know the name of the thief yet.
With a bang, Tu Yuan, who was in the moment of great joy, suddenly felt a heavy blow on his forehead, and immediately fell off his horse. In his ears, he vaguely heard Chang Yu's roar: "Tu Yuan..."
Then he fainted!
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